]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/leonardo-dicaprio-joker-movie/feed/0Getty ImagesBen Affleck Might Not Be in 'The Batman,' Reportedly Exiting the DCEU Very Soonhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-dceu-exit/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-dceu-exit/#commentsFri, 21 Jul 2017 17:57:48 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=360794Continue reading…]]>It looks like Ben Affleck’s Bat-days may be numbered — and more than you might think. Not only is the actor unlikely to appear in The Batman, but a new report reveals that he’s on the verge of exiting the DCEU entirely. The news comes as not much of a shock following Affleck’s departure from the helm of the upcoming solo movie, for which he was replaced by War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-dceu-exit/feed/0Warner Bros.Matt Reeves Will Ditch Ben Affleck's 'The Batman' Script and Start Overhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/matt-reeves-got-rid-of-afflecks-batman-script/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/matt-reeves-got-rid-of-afflecks-batman-script/#commentsThu, 13 Jul 2017 13:48:30 +0000http://screencrush.com/matt-reeves-got-rid-of-afflecks-batman-script/Continue reading…]]>Rough day to be Ben Affleck, the kind of day that makes you just wanna get away from it all by sneaking into your car and having a quick sad-vape. His performance as Batman has begun to emerge the fanbase’s most-loathed, and to add insult to injury, he was ousted from the director’s chair on upcoming solo film The Batman. Now, even more insult has been added to that injury, as replacement director Matt Reeves has begun to clean house and get himself comfy in a new franchise.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/matt-reeves-got-rid-of-afflecks-batman-script/feed/0Warner Bros.Bat-Signal to Shine for Adam West Over Los Angeles Tonighthttp://bozemanskissfm.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/#commentsThu, 15 Jun 2017 15:07:21 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=355373Continue reading…]]>Here’s how thoroughly Batman’s influence has permeated the mainstream: he’s claimed tacit ownership of the very notion of shining a light into the sky. The Bat-Signal, introduced in the comics as Gotham City’s method of summoning the Dark Knight, has been endlessly parodied in the annals of pop-culture — just earlier this month, the poster for Captain Underpants paid homage to the iconic (a word I mean here literally, and not in the ‘a photo of the Kardashians’ sense) design of the skyward spotlight. And all too appropriately, the Bat-Signal will now be used to give one former Batman, the dearly departed Adam West, a proper send-off.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/adam-west-bat-signal-tribute/feed/0ABCAdam West, TV's 'Batman,' Dies at 88http://bozemanskissfm.com/rip-adam-west-batman/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/rip-adam-west-batman/#commentsSat, 10 Jun 2017 15:53:13 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=354752Continue reading…]]>We’ve lost one of comic and TV culture’s most enduring favorites, as original Batman star Adam West has passed away. The smooth-voiced star became iconic for his portrayal of the ‘60s Caped Crusader, earning a place in the pop culture pantheon over the decades.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/rip-adam-west-batman/feed/0ABCFlorida Police Arrested a Green-Haired, Tattooed Man Resembling the Jokerhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/joker-lookalike-florida-arrested/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/joker-lookalike-florida-arrested/#commentsThu, 25 May 2017 18:35:36 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=352831Continue reading…]]>Who needs Batman when you’ve got the police? Actually, considering current events and the history of police brutality, Batman would be much preferred to (and more fun than) cops. But alas, the Dark Knight must have been on vacation this week because it was the officers in uniform who apprehended the Joker’s real-life doppelganger.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/joker-lookalike-florida-arrested/feed/0Warner Bros.Feast Your Eyes on Gotham City and Metropolis From Warner Bros.' New Amusement Parkhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/warner-bros-world-gotham-city-metropolis/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/warner-bros-world-gotham-city-metropolis/#commentsTue, 25 Apr 2017 15:20:13 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=348310Continue reading…]]>If I learned anything about Abu Dhabi from watching the entirety of Sex and the City 2 while sitting in a tattoo parlor waiting room (which actually happened and is not a joke), it’s that the United Arab Emirates city is a mecca of wealth. The oil-rich nation has concentrated much of its affluence in its capital, and accordingly, the area has exploded with development in recent years. Skyscrapers have cropped up like so many dandelions, massive tourist resorts now dot the coastline, and high-end boutique shopping caters to such fashionable visitors as Carrie Bradshaw and her pals. And while Abu Dhabi’s latest attraction won’t invite as many Dolce & Gabbana puns as one might like, it will delight comic book fans worldwide.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/warner-bros-world-gotham-city-metropolis/feed/0Warner Bros.Rumor: Ben Affleck May Want Out of 'The Batman' Completelyhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-wants-out-of-batman-rumor/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-wants-out-of-batman-rumor/#commentsTue, 14 Feb 2017 15:41:29 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=338021Continue reading…]]>Like any job, writing about the latest news in the world of entertainment can wear on you after long enough, so you gotta appreciate the little pearls of amusement where you can get them. Personally, watching the latest solo Batman project fall apart in slow motion has been a perverse thrill over the past couple of months: star Ben Affleck was gonna direct (maybe) the film titled The Batman, then he was definitely gonna direct it, then he backpedaled a little bit, then he requested that people stop asking him about it, then he face-planted onto the sidewalk with the costly flop Live By Night, and then look at that, he wasn’t taking the director’s chair after all. The indignities kept coming, as Warner Bros. ordered sweeping rewrites to this floundering project before landing Planet of the Apes remake maestro Matt Reeves to fill the directorial vacuum.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-wants-out-of-batman-rumor/feed/0Warner Bros.Report: Warner Bros. Taps 'Planet of the Apes' Director Matt Reeves for 'The Batman'http://bozemanskissfm.com/batman-matt-reeves/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/batman-matt-reeves/#commentsSat, 11 Feb 2017 16:41:42 +0000http://screencrush.com/batman-matt-reeves/Continue reading…]]>Since announcing that Ben Affleck would no longer be directing the upcoming standalone The Batman film, Warner Bros. has been in a full-blown crisis mode, working overtime to find a talented new director and prove all those “Is the DC Cinematic Universe doomed?” articles wrong. Back in January, Forbes reported that the Warner Bros. shortlist featured several interesting names, including George Miller, Denis Villeneuve, and Matt Reeves. And now, less than two weeks after The Batman lost its director, it appears that Warner Bros. has settled on its replacement.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-rewrites/feed/0Warner Bros.'The LEGO Batman Movie' Review: Finally, A Batman Who Does Play Aroundhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/lego-batman-movie-review-1/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/lego-batman-movie-review-1/#commentsSun, 05 Feb 2017 01:03:50 +0000http://screencrush.com/lego-batman-movie-review-1/Continue reading…]]>It’s a question that has perplexed Batman villains since at least 1989: “Where does he get those wonderful toys?” Finally, we have an answer. The LEGO Store. The one a few blocks from Warner Bros.’ New York offices currently sells at least eight different LEGO Batman sets, all of which appear in various forms in The LEGO Batman Movie. The film is, like The LEGO Movie before it, a feature-length toy commercial — and, like The LEGO Movie before it, The LEGO Batman Movie is far more entertaining than a giant piece of crass commercialism has any right to be.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/lego-batman-movie-review-1/feed/0Joe Manganiello Shares Blurry New Peek at Batman Villain Deathstroke (Updated)http://bozemanskissfm.com/manganiello-deathstroke-new-peek/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/manganiello-deathstroke-new-peek/#commentsThu, 26 Jan 2017 17:48:36 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=335410Continue reading…]]>To celebrate the birthday of DC’s Geoff Johns, Joe Manganiello has shared a new photo of Deathstroke, and it’s…a little blurry. In case you’d forgotten, the actor is playing the Batman villain in Ben Affleck’s solo film, simply titled The Batman — but we might get a peek at the baddie in action a little sooner than that, as Deathstroke is rumored to be making a brief appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/manganiello-deathstroke-new-peek/feed/0Tim P. Whitby, Getty Images / DC ComicsBen Affleck Explains What Separates His Batman From His Predecessorshttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-my-batman-is-batbest/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-my-batman-is-batbest/#commentsSun, 15 Jan 2017 18:15:56 +0000http://screencrush.com/ben-affleck-my-batman-is-batbest/Continue reading…]]>After years of watching a certain segment of fans argue over which Enterprise captain was the best, I think it might be time for Star Trek fans to admit that they’re no longer the leader in casting fan arguments. Now all the cool kids want to argue over which Batman actor played the role best. While the obvious answer for most millennials would be Christian Bale, I tend to gravitate towards the early performances of Michael Keaton, a Batman who was a bit more believable as an intellectual than subsequent versions of the character. To each their own, I suppose.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-my-batman-is-batbest/feed/0Warner Bros.Ben Affleck Gives 'The Batman' Update, Says Chill Out, He's Working On Ithttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-the-batman-update/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-the-batman-update/#commentsTue, 10 Jan 2017 16:53:36 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=333120Continue reading…]]>Ben Affleck is frustrated. And who could blame him? Anyone who dons Batman’s iconic cape and mask is immediately the center of superhero fans’ attention, both positive and negative. But Affleck doesn’t just want to live in a Batman bubble and only be asked about Batman. (Valid, but what did you expect dude?)

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-the-batman-update/feed/0Warner Bros.Is Ben Affleck Trying to Distance Himself from 'The Batman'?http://bozemanskissfm.com/is-ben-affleck-trying-to-distance-himself-from-the-batman/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/is-ben-affleck-trying-to-distance-himself-from-the-batman/#commentsMon, 02 Jan 2017 15:25:20 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=332092Continue reading…]]>Rough year for Ben Affleck, noted Jennifer Garner spouse and one-time star of Gigli. His big starring vehicle Batman v Superman made a whole lot of money but was critically reviled almost across the board, his latest directorial effort Live by Night got a quiet and unceremonious limited release that was buried in the holiday craziness, he was spotted sadly vaping in a car, and now a pall of uncertainty has been cast over his future. He’s confirmed for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Justice League crossover, but Affleck’s relationship with the Dark Knight’s cowl and cape may be getting a bit strained. In a new interview, Affleck indicated that what was once presumed to be set in stone is, in fact, still up for debate.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/is-ben-affleck-trying-to-distance-himself-from-the-batman/feed/0Warner Bros.Ben Affleck Is Taking His Time on the Batman Movie, Possibly Throwing Shade at WBhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-wb-shade/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-wb-shade/#commentsTue, 13 Dec 2016 18:05:01 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=329713Continue reading…]]>One of the biggest problems (and one that we’ve covered quite a bit) with Warner Bros’ DCEU is the way the studio is reverse-engineering its Justice League franchise. Instead of establishing their characters in individual films and slowly building toward a big crossover, they’ve done the reverse. And by building their productions around meeting a release date deadline, they wind up with films that are kind of a mess. If Ben Affleck’s approach to his Batman standalone film (and the recent decision to delay Justice League 2) is any indication, then maybe — just maybe — WB is learning from their mistakes.

]]>http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-wb-shade/feed/0Warner Bros.Joe Manganiello Reveals When Ben Affleck's 'Batman' Will Begin Productionhttp://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-begin-production/
http://bozemanskissfm.com/ben-affleck-batman-movie-begin-production/#commentsMon, 17 Oct 2016 21:43:20 +0000http://screencrush.com/?p=321811Continue reading…]]>The future of the DC Cinematic Universe is filled with lots of mystery. We don’t know what that second Justice League film we be called, nor do we have many details on Aquaman and Shazam. But we might finally have an idea as to when Ben Affleck’s solo Batman movie will hit theaters.